SOLUTION: hello i need help with negative exponents. what is 3 to the -4th power divided by 3 to the -3rd power? i don't understand P.S. it is on page 652

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Question 180023This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method book 1
: hello i need help with negative exponents. what is 3 to the -4th power divided by 3 to the -3rd power? i don't understand P.S. it is on page 652This question is from textbook Algebra Structure and Method book 1

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3%5E-4%2F3%5E-3 any number to the -nth power is equal to 1/number to the nth power
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for instance 3%5E-4=1%2F3%5E4 and vise versa
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3%5E-4%2F3%5E-3=3%5E-1=1%2F3